Pama International Sign to Trojan
July 19th 2006 11:30
Does this signal a new era for the label? Trojan has strong backing since it became part of the Sanctuary Records Group, but there has been little evidence of going in this direction, which seems a bit more risky than their bread and butter, flog it for all its worth type reissue caper. That said, they have continued to get their name out and about with involvement in London Soundsystem nights. Personally I think it is fantastic and evidence that perhaps they don’t just see reggae as a way of making plenty of cash. Or are they running out of material to reissue? Perhaps sales are down because their boxsets don’t have much more to offer because there are few rarities. Who knows, but I like this signing!
The new Pama International album is titled, fittingly, Trojan Sessions and if word is right, will be more of the same of their old sound with a new twist. They’ve attracted greats such as Rico, Derrick Morgan, Dave Barker and Ansell Collins, Dawn Penn, Winston Francis and Dennis Alcapone to perform on this album (are all these stars the cementing reason for the Trojan signing?) making September 18th, when the album is released, a date to look forward to. If you are yet to hear them, you can check out some sounds on their website.
http://www.pamainternational.co.uk/
http://www.trojanrecords.com/
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